The bigwigs of the BCCI and Sahara Group had on Tuesday started another round of discussions in a desperate bid to break the stalemate over the participation of Pune Warriors in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League. A day after the BCCI's Working Committee rejected some of the demands of Sahara.

In a notable development, former board president Shashank Manohar was also included in the parleys. Board president N Srinivasan was present at the meeting. Manohar was the president of BCCI when Sahara Group bought the Pune franchise for whopping Rs 1700 crore, the costliest franchise in the IPL.

The former BCCI president is well respected in the Indian cricket fraternity for his expertise in crisis management.